Bullying Bibliography updated by Nancy on September 21, 2009 to reflect new additions to Markham collection
Bullying Bibliography updated by Maureen on August 11, 2009 to reflect new additions to Hoover collection
Bullying Bibliography updated by Carol on September 14, 2009 to reflect new additions to Howe collection. Books about Bullies and Bullying To supplement the Olweus Program (Titles can be found in MTL elementary school libraries)
F= Foster, HOW= Howe, HOO= Hoover, J= Jefferson, L= Lincoln, M= Markham, W= Washington
Agassi, Martine. Hands are not for hitting. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit, c2000. Demonstrates that "hands are not for hitting" by suggesting many positive uses for them, such as saying hello, playing, creating, and helping. M
Alexander, Claire. Lucy and the bully. Morton Grove, Ill.: Whitman, 2008. When a mean classmate in preschool wrecks Lucy's artwork, she discovers that they can be friends once he stops being jealous of her. M, W, F
Alexander, Martha G. I sure am glad to see you, Blackboard Bear: story and pictures. New York: Dial Press, c1976. Little Anthony's bear is immensely helpful when he has to deal with other children who are teasing, selfish, or bullying. M,L,HOW, HOO, J
Ayres, Katherine. Macaroni boy. New York: Delacorte Press, c2003. In Pittsburgh in 1933, sixth-grader Mike Costa notices a connection between several strange occurrences, but the only way he can find out the truth about what's happening is to be nice to the class bully. Includes historical facts. (Chapter) HOW, J, W, F, L
Bateman, Teresa. The Bully Blockers Club. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Co., 2004. When Lottie is bothered by a bully at school, she helps start a club where everyone is welcome. F,M,J,W,HOO, HOW
Bates, Betty. Tough beans. New York: Holiday House, c1988. With the help of his best friend Cassie, fourth-grader Nat comes to terms with his diabetes and a bully named Jasper. F,HOW
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the blame game. New York: Random House, c1997. Members of the Bear family try to solve their problems without playing the blame game of arguing over who is responsible for every disaster. M
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the bully. New York: Random House, c1993. When she takes a beating from the class bully, Sister Bear learns a valuable lesson in self-defense--and forgiveness. J,L
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain bears and the double dare. New York: Random House, c1988. Brother Bear feels excited about joining Too-Tall Grizzly's gang until the members dare him to steal one of Farmer Ben's juicy watermelons. M
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the in-crowd. New York: Random House, c1989. A rich new cub named Queenie McBear teases Sister Bear and steals her Double-Dutch partners away before the big tournament. M, F
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the trouble with friends. New York : Random House, c1986. Lonely without friends her age to play with, Sister Bear is delighted when a new little girl cub moves into the house down the road. M, F
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears forget their manners. New York: Random House, c1985. Mama Bear comes up with a plan to correct the Bear family's rude behavior.M
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears: No girls allowed. New York: Random House, c1986. Annoyed that Sister Bear always beats them at baseball and other “boy” type activities, her brother and the other male cubs try to exclude her from their new club. F,M, J, HOW
Best, Cari. Shrinking Violet. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. Violet, who is very shy and hates for anyone to look at her in school, finally comes out of her shell when she is cast as Lady Space in a play about the solar system and saves the production from disaster. F,M,L,W,HOW,HOO, J
Bottner, Barbara. Bootsie Barker ballerina. New York, NY: Harper Trophy, 1999. Bernie and Lisa get even with Bootsie Barker, who is terrorizing their ballet class. L, J
Bottner, Barbara. Bootsie Barker bites. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1992. Bootsie Barker only wants to play games in which she bites, until one day her friend comes up with a better game. F,M,J,HOW,L,W,HOO, J
Brimner, Larry Dane. Cory Coleman, grade 2. New York: H. Holt, 1990. Seven-year-old Cory Coleman's birthday party is ruined by the class bully, who turns out not to be such a bully in the end. J
Brown, Lauren Krasny. How to be a friend: a guide to making friends and keeping them. Boston: Little, Brown, c1998. Dinosaur characters illustrate the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to rate them, and how to not be a good friend. M,HOW,HOO, J, F
Brown, Marc Tolon. Arthur's April fool. Boston: Little, Brown, c1983. Arthur worries about remembering his magic tricks for the April Fool's Day assembly and Binky's threats to pulverize him. F,M,H,J,HOW,L,W,HOO
Browne, Anthony. Willy the champ. New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, c1985. Not very good at sports or fighting, mild-mannered Willy nevertheless proves he's the champ when the local bully shows up. F,J
Bruchac, Joseph. How Chipmunk got his stripes: a tale of bragging and teasing. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c2001. When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement about whether Bear can stop the sun from
rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one. F,M,HOO, J, HOW, L
Burningham, John. Edwardo: the horriblest boy in the whole wide world. New York: Knopf, c2006. Young Edwardo accidentally changes from the most horrible boy to the nicest boy in the whole world. M,W,HOW
Cabot, Meg. The new girl / #2. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2008. Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home. (chapter) L
Cannon, Janell. Crickwing. Orlando,Florida: Harcourt Inc., 1999. A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutting ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them. F,M,HOW,HOO, J,W, L
Caple, Kathy. The biggest nose. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., c1985. Eleanor the elephant is self-conscious about her large nose after she is teased by Betty the hippopotamus, but she overcomes her sensitivity when she realizes Betty has the biggest mouth. M,HOO, HOW
Carlson, Nancy L. Loudmouth George and the sixth-grade bully. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, c2003. After having his lunch repeatedly stolen by a bully twice his size, Loudmouth George and his friend Harriet teach the bully a lesson he'll never forget. M, J
Carrick, Carol. What a wimp! New York: Clarion Books, c1983. Although his teacher, mother, and older brother are sympathetic, Barney knows he'll have to find his own way to deal with the bully, Lennie. HOO,W
Caseley, Judith. Bully. New York: Greenwillow, c2001. Mickey has trouble with Mack, a bully at school, until he decides to try being nice to Mack and making him a friend. F,J,HOW,HOO
Christopher, Matt. Snowboard maverick. Boston: Little, Brown, c1997. Having just begun to learn how to snowboard, thirteen-year-old Dennis faces a frightening challenge when he allows a bully to shame him into racing on a difficult slope. (Chapter) M,F,W,HOW, J
Clements, Andrew. Big Al. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1988. A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he longs for because of his appearance -- until the day his scary appearance saves them all from a fisherman's net. L
Clements, Andrew. Jake Drake, bully buster. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2001. Jake faces the challenge of cooperating with the school bully on a class project. (Chapter) M,J,L,W,HOW,HOO, F
Cole, Joanna. Bully trouble. New York: Random House, c1989. Arlo and Robby, finding themselves the victims of a neighborhood bully, work out a red-hot scheme for discouraging him. F,M
Cook, Julia. A bad case of tattle tongue. Chattanooga, TN: National Center for Youth Issues, c2006. Josh, a chronic tattler, is warned by his mother that he is going to develop a case of tattle tongue, but the lesson really hits home when the Tattle Prince pays him a visit and lays down some rules about tattling. M, F
Corbett, Scott. The lemonade trick. Boston: Little, Brown, [1960]. A mysterious potion mixed by Kerby with his chemistry set has a beneficial effect on the neighborhood bully but also wreaks havoc at the Sunday School pageant. (Chapter) HOW,M, L
Corbett, Scott. The mailbox trick. Boston: Little, Brown, [1961]. The letters which Kerby wrote to the neighborhood bully, the Governor of the State, and the difficult neighbor across the street were just a joke until his little cousin Gay mailed them. Sequel to The lemonade trick. (Chapter) HOW, HOO
Conford, Ellen. The revenge of the incredible Dr. Rancid and hisyouthful assistant, Jeffrey. Boston: Little, Brown, c1980. Short, skinny Jeffrey, who is always being picked on by the class bully, finds solace in writing a fantasy story in which he, with the help of the Incredible Dr. Rancid, emerges as hero. (Chapter) HOW
Coville, Bruce. The monster's ring. New York: Pantheon Books, c1982. A timid boy, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster. (Chapter) L,HOW,HOO
Couric, Katie. The brand new kid. New York: Doubleday, 2000. Lazlo, who has just moved to the United States from Hungary, is ostracized at school until two girls have the courage to befriend him. F,M,L,W,HOW,HOO, J
Cox, Phil Roxbee. Don’t be a bully, Billy: a cautionary tale. Tulsa, Okla.: EDC Pub., 2004. Billy is a bully who refuses to stop his bullying until he is taken for a ride in a UFO. W, J, F
Crisp, Marty. My dog, Cat. New York: Holiday House, 2000. Ten-year-old Abbie, bullied at school for being small, wants to get a big black dog, but two months of living with a little Yorkshire terrier changes his mind about a number of things. L,M
Criswell, Patti Kelley. A smart girl's guide to friendship troubles: dealing with fights, being left out & the whole popularity thing. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co. Publications, c2003. A practical guide to maintaining good friendships and identifying toxic ones that explains how to handle and recover from fights, stop oneself from partaking in bad behaviors such as backstabbing and bullying, and find the right kinds of friends. L,HOO, J, HOW, F
D'Amico, Carmela. Ella, the elegant elephant. New York: Arthur A. Levine, 2004. Ella is nervous about the first day of school in her new town, but wearing her grandmother's good luck hat makes her feel better--until the other students tease her and call her names. F,M,HOO, J,W
De Paola, Tomie. Kit and Kat. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c1994. Contains three stories featuring the Kitten Kids in which they sleep at their grandparents’ house, ride bikes, and play with a bully. W,M, J
De Paola, Tomie. Trouble in the Barkers' class. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2003. When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it. M,W,HOO, J, HOW, F, L
DePino, Catherine. Blue cheese breath and stinky feet: how to deal with bullies. Washington, DC: Magination Press, c2004. With his parents' help, Steve devises an eleven-point plan to deal with the school bully. M,HOO, HOW, W
Dodd, Lynley. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. Milwaukee, Wis.: G. Stevens, c1983. A small black dog and his canine friends are terrorized by the local tomcat. HOO
Duffey, Betsy. How to be cool in the third grade. New York: Viking, 1993. When Robbie York is marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to survive the third grade is by being cool.(Chapter) F,L,W,M
Duncan, Lois. Wonder Kid meets the evil lunch snatcher. Boston: Little, Brown, c1988. Terrorized by an evil lunch snatcher at his new school, Brian devises, with the help of a fellow comic book fan, a plan involving a new super hero called Wonder Kid. (Chapter) M,HOW
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Clara Caterpillar.[New York]: HarperCollins Publishers, c2001. By camouflaging herself, Clara Caterpillar, who becomes a cream-colored butterfly, courageously saves Catisha the crimson-colored butterfly from a hungry crow. M, HOW, F
Estes, Eleanor. The hundred dresses. San Diego: Harcourt, c1972. In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson. (Chapter) F,M,HOW, J,W, L
Finn, Carrie. Kids talk about Bullying. Minneapolis: Picture Window Books, c 2007. Includes bibliographic references and index. J
Greene, Stephanie. Owen Foote, frontiersman. New York: Clarion Books, c1999. Second grader Owen Foote is looking forward to spending time with his friend Joseph in their tree fort, until some bullies visiting his neighbor, Mrs. Gold, threaten to wreck the fort. (Chapter) M,J,HOW,L,W,HOO
Hazen, Barbara Shook. The knight who was afraid of the dark. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c1989. When the castle bully discovers bold Sir Fred is secretly terrified of the dark, he tries to stir up trouble between that brave Knight and his Lady Wendylyn. F
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. New York: Greenwillow, c1991. Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. F,M,L,W,HOW,HOO, J
Hiser, Constance. Ghosts in fourth grade. New York: Holiday House, c1991. James and his friends turn the old Hathaway house into a haunted house to scare Mean Mitchell, the class bully, on Halloween night. (Chapter) M,W
Howe, James. Horace and Morris but mostly Dolores. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1999. Three mice friends learn that the best clubs include everyone. F,M,HOW,HOO, J,W, L
Howe, James. Pinky and Rex and the bully. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1996. Pinky learns the importance of identity as he defends his favorite color, pink, and his friendship with a girl, Rex, from the neighborhood bully. F,M,HOW,W,HOO, J, L
Jackson, J.S. Bye-Bye, Bully! A Kid's Guide for Dealing with Bullies. St. Meinrad: Abbey Press, 2003. Explains what bullying is, describes the behaviors of bullies, and offers suggestions to kids on how to deal with bullies, and how to know when it is time to get help from an adult. J
Jacobson, Jennifer. Andy Shane and the very bossy Dolores Starbuckle. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2005. Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve the problem. (Chapter) M,W,HOO, J, HOW, F
Jacobson, Jennifer. Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008. Andy Shane selects Egypt as the topic of his first-ever Culture Fair project, but the very bossy Dolores Starbuckle declares that she is the Queen of Egypt and does not give him a moment's peace until he agrees to let her work with him. (Chapter) M
Jennings, Patrick. The lightning bugs. New York: Holiday House, c2003. Ike feels bad about not saying anything to neighborhood bully Dave when Dave insists on killing lightning bugs to separate their glowing parts from their bodies to make "lightning rings" for the other children's fingers. HOO
Jones, Marcia Thornton. Ghosts be gone! New York: Scholastic, c2004. Andrew brings his ghost-stopping slime to school on Career Day and prepares to hunt ghosts in the school basement.(Chapter)HOW
Joosse, Barbara M. Alien brain fryout: a Wild Willie mystery. New York: Clarion Books, c2000. When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility. (Chapter) M,L,W
Kann, Victoria. Purplicious. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, c2007. When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink. F,M, J,W , L
Kasza, Keiko. The rat and the tiger. New York, NY: PaperStar, 1997. In his friendship with Rat, Tiger takes advantage and plays the bully because of his greater size, but one day Rat stands up for his rights. M,HOO,L, HOW
Keats, Ezra Jack. Goggles. [New York]: Macmillan, [1969].Two boys must outsmart the neighborhood bullies before they can enjoy their new treasure, a pair of lenseless motorcycle goggles. F,J,M,HOW,L,W,HOO
Keller, Laurie. Do unto otters: a book about manners. New York : Holt, 2007. Mr. Rabbit worries about getting along with his new neighbors, who are otters, until he is reminded of the Golden Rule. F,M,HOW,HOO, J,W, L
Klein, Abby. Don't sit on my lunch! New York: Scholastic, c2005. When first-grader Freddy decides to try out for peewee hockey, his archenemy and school bully Max decides to also try out for the one slot left on the team.(Chapter) M
Klein, Abby. Talent show scaredy-pants. New York: Scholastic, c2005. Freddy is nervous about the first-grade talent show, especially with Max bullying and teasing him, but Freddy's dad has an idea that might make Freddy a star and get Max to back off. (Chapter) M
Kroll, Steven. Jungle bullies. Tarrytown, NY: M. Cavendish Publishers, 1995. To get what they want, the larger animals bully the smaller ones until Mama Monkey shows them all the benefits of sharing. F,W,M,HOO, HOW
Krulik, Nancy E. Anyone but me. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c2002. Third-grader Katie Carew gains insight into the thinking of the class bully when she is magically transformed into a hamster--an animal the bully fears. (Chapter) M,HOO
Krensky, Stephen. Louise takes charge. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c1998. Louise enlists the aid of everyone in her class and together they outwit Jasper the bully. (Chapter) M
Kushner, Tony. Brundibar. [New York]: Michael Di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. When Aninku and Pepicek travel to the village to earn money to buy milk for their sick mother, they are befriended by three intelligent talking animals who help them overcome their fears. J,L,W,HOO
Lester, Helen. Hooway for Wodney Wat. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1999. All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he cannot pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully. M,HOO,F,J,HOW,L,W
Levert, Mireille. Eddie Longpants. Toronto; Berkeley, CA: House of Anansi Press; c2005. Eddie Longpants, a very, very tall boy, puts up with bullying from his classmates calmly until Pete, a particularly cruel boy, makes fun of his mother--and when the teacher overhears, Pete learns a valuable lesson about the value of every person, be they large or small. M,HOO, HOW,W, F, L
Livingston, Irene. Finklehopper Frog cheers. Berkeley, Calif.: Tricycle Press, c2005. When Finklehopper Frog and Ruby Rabbit go to a picnic, their friendship helps them weather some challenges and disappointments. M
Livingston, Irene. Finklehopper Frog. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, 2003. Finklehopper Frog’s jogging style and wild jogging suit meet with criticism until he runs into Ruby Rabbit. HOW, F
Lovell, Patty. Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon. New York: G.P. Putnam's, c2001. Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself. F,M,HOW,L,W,HOO, J
Ludwig, Trudy. Just kidding. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle, c2006. With help from his father, older brother, and teacher, D.J. learns how to handle a classmate who claims that his mean-spirited “teasing” is a joke. F,M,HOW,W,HOO
Ludwig, Trudy. My secret bully. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle, c2004. A girl confides to her mother that her best friend is treating her badly, and together they figure out what to do about it. M,L,HOW,HOO, J,W, F
Ludwig, Trudy. Sorry! Berkeley, CA: Tricycle, c2006. When Jack makes friends with Charlie, a trouble-maker, he learns the difference between an insincere apology and showing that you are truly sorry. M,HOO, HOW,W
Ludwig, Trudy. Trouble talk. Berkeley, CA : Tricycle Press, c2008. Maya realizes her new friend Bailey is spreading rumors about the other students at school and begins to wonder if Bailey is really the type of friend she wants to have. M
Lupica, Mike. Hot hand. New York: Philomel Books, 2007. In the wake of his parents' separation, ten-year-old Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his quiet, younger brother Ben, a piano prodigy, is having even more trouble adjusting. (Chapter) M
Madonna. Mr. Peabody’s apples. New York: Viking Children’s Books, 2003. A boy learns a lesson about the destructive power of gossip. F,M,W,HOO
Maguire, Gregory. Three rotten eggs. New York; HarperTrophy, 2004. The students of Miss Earth's class in rural Vermont experience an eventful spring when they become involved with a bullying new student, a competitive egg hunt, and genetically altered chicks. (Chapter) J,L
Martin, Ann M. Karen's bully. New York: Scholastic, c1992. Bobby, the class bully, is moving into Karen's neighborhood and she'll have no peace until she declares war on the bully. (Chapter) F
Martin, Francesca. Clever Tortoise: a traditional African tale. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2000. Clever Tortoise leads the other jungle animals in teaching bullying Elephant and Hippopotamus a lesson by tricking them into engaging in a tug of war with each other. M
McCain, Becky R. Nobody knew what to do: a story about bullying. Morton Grove, Ill.: A. Whitman, 2001. When bullies pick on a boy at school, a classmate is afraid, but decides that he must do something. Includes note regarding bullying prevention. J,L,W,M,HOO, HOW
McCloud, Carol. Have you filled a bucket today? A guide to daily happiness for kids. Northville, MI: Ferne Press, 2006. The concept of bucket filling is an effective metaphor for encouraging kind and considerate behavior and for teaching the benefits of positive relationships. F,M,HOO, HOW
McFarland, Lyn Rossiter. Widget. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. A small stray dog is accepted into a household full of cats by learning to "fit in," but when his mistress is hurt, he demonstrates that being a dog is not all bad. M,HOW,HOO, J,W
McKay, Hilary. Indigo's star. New York: Margaret McElderry Books, c2003. Spurred on by his youngest sister, Rose, twelve-year-old Indigo sticks up for himself and an American boy who has replaced him as the primary target of the school bullies. (Chapter) F,M,J,L,HOW
McKenna, Colleen. Third grade stinks. New York: Holiday House, c2001. Gordie loves his third grade teacher, but sharing a locker with a girl instead of his best friend and trouble with a school bully may ruin his best year ever. (Chapter) M,W,HOW,HOO, J, L
McKissack, Pat. A real winner. St. Louis: Milliken, c1987. Chip wonders how to handle his problem with the bully, William. HOW,M
McMullan, Kate. Hey, Pipsqueak! New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. A troll has taken over the bridge Jack has to cross to deliver his present to the party. Armed only with the toys in the back of his truck, he decides to put up a fight. W
Meddaugh, Susan. Martha walks the dog. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Martha the talking dog rescues the neighborhood from a bully dog with the help of a parrot. F,M,J,HOW,L,W,HOO
Meserve, Adria. No room for Napoleon. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2006. When he arrives on an island paradise, Napoleon the dog orders its friendly inhabitants to help him construct a big house that gradually takes over all of the available space. M
Mills, Lauren A. The rag coat. Boston: Little, Brown, c1991. Minna proudly wears her new coat made of clothing scraps to school, where the other children laugh at her until she tells them the stories behind the scraps. F,M,HOO, J, HOW,W, L
Mooser, Stephen. Monsters in the outfield. Milwaukee: G. Stevens Children's Books, 1990. Big-mouthed Henry bets that the Creepy Creature Club can beat the dreaded Sharks in baseball.(Chapter) J
Moss, Marissa. Amelia takes command. Berkeley, Calif.: Tricycle Press, c1998. After successfully commanding the Discovery shuttle mission at Space Camp, Amelia returns to fifth grade where she deals with the bully who has been making her life miserable. (Chapter) W,HOW, J, L
Moss, Marissa. Amelia's bully survival guide. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006. Amelia starts fifth grade and is met with new experiences, some good—Space Camp--and some bad--getting bullied, by a very mean girl named Hilary. (Chapter) F,L,HOW,HOO, J,W
Moss, Peggy. Say something. Gardiner, Me.: Tilbury House, c2004. A child who never says anything when other children are being teased or bullied finds herself in their position one day when jokes are made at her expense and no one speaks up. F,J,W,HOO, HOW,M, L
Munson, Derek. Enemy pie. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, c2000. Hoping that the enemy pie which his father makes will help him get rid of his enemy, a little boy finds that instead it helps make a new friend. F,M,HOW,HOO,W
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. King of the playground. New York: Atheneum, 1991. Kevin wants to go to the playground, but he can't when Sammy the bully is there. After asking his father for advice, Kevin gets up his courage and goes to face Sammy. F,M,HOW,L,HOO,W
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Roxie and the hooligans. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006. Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers. M, L
Nickle, John. The ant bully. New York: Scholastic Press, 1999. Lucas learns a lesson about bullying when he is pulled into the ant hole he has been tormenting. F,W,M, J, HOW,
Nolen, Jerdine. Plantzilla goes to camp. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2006. Through a series of letters a boy, his parents, and others discuss Camp Wannaleavee, the camp bully, and Plantzilla, who has been forbidden to come but misses his caretaker and arrives in time to become the camp hero. F,M,HOW,W,HOO, J, L
O'Neill, Alexis. The Recess Queen. New York: Scholastic Press, 2002. Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean's status as the Recess Queen. F,HOO,J,L,W,M,HOW
O'Neill, Alexis. The worst best friend. New York: Scholastic Press, 2008. When a new boy named Victor arrives at school, Conrad temporarily forgets about his best friend Mike, but when Victor's desire to win makes him not want Conrad on his team, Mike and Conrad discover that they are still best friends after all. F,M,HOO, J, HOW,W
Paterson, Katherine. The field of the dogs. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. Josh, who has just moved to Vermont with his mother, stepfather, and new baby brother, must deal with the bullying of a neighbor boy and discovers that his dog, whom he hears talking with other dogs, is also facing a bully of his own.(Chapter) W
Payne, Lauren Murphy. We can get along: a child's book of choices. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub., c1997. In simple text, describes how it feels when people get along well together and when they do not, and explains that one has control over how one reacts in both kinds of situations. M
Peet, Bill. Big bad Bruce. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch. M,HOO,W,HOW, J
Peters, Stephanie True. Lacrosse face-off. New York: Little, Brown, 2006. Eleven-year-old Garry, embarrassed when his unathletic brother joins his lacrosse team, faces a bigger problem when the team bully turns on both of them. (Chapter) HOW,M
Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Sara Kate saves the world. New York: H. Holt, 1995. Sara Kate is disappointed that her super powers aren't more heroic, until she uses her x-ray vision to make the school bully leave her alone. (Chapter) F
Polacco, Patricia. Mr. Lincoln's way. New York: Philomel Books, c2001. When Mr. Lincoln, "the coolest principal in the whole world," discovers that Eugene, the school bully, knows a lot about birds, he uses this interest to help Eugene overcome his intolerance. F,HOW,L,M,W,HOO
Polacco, Patricia. Thank you, Mr. Falker. New York: Philomel Books, c1998. At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem. M,L,HOW,F,HOO,J,W
Prelutsky, Jack. Brave little Pete of Geranium Street. New York: Greenwillow Books, c1986. When he finally gets the cake he believes will make him strong, Pete becomes brave enough to face two bullies. HOW
Quattlebaum, Mary. Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop. New York: Delacorte Press, c2004. His plot in a community garden brings 10-year-old Jackson Jones more zucchini than he cares to see and the unwanted attention of a bully, but when a company plans to destroy the garden, Jackson turns his attention to trying to save it. J
Roberts, Willo Davis. The magic book. New York: Atheneum, 1986. When Alex and his friends try the spells in an old book, things don't happen quite as they'd thought, but they decide to try the bully spell on the school bully anyway. (Chapter) J,W
Robinson, Nancy K. Wendy and the bullies. New York: Hastings House, c1980. Wendy's troubles with bullies in and out of school reach the point where she is afraid to go to school. W
Romain, Trevor. Bullies are a pain in the brain. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Pub., c1997. A serious yet humorous guide to dealing with bullies. M,W,HOW,HOO, J
Roos, Stephen. The Pet Lovers Club in love me, love my werewolf. New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. Bernie befriends a small stray dog who proves to be invaluable around the house and is a hit at the Pet Lovers Club Halloween party. (Chapter) J
Rosenberg, Liz. Monster mama. New York: Philomel Books, c1993. Patrick Edward's fierce monster mother helps him deal with some obnoxious bullies. F,J,L,W
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. It's not fair. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, c2008. Assorted children, animals, creatures, and objects all wonder why life is not always fair. M
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. The OK book. New York: HarperCollins, c2007. A character enumerates a great many things that it enjoys doing, although not great at any of them, knowing that someday it will excel at something. M, F
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. One of those days. New York: Putnam’s, c2006. Children show that even when you have an unpleasant Sad for No Reason Day, an Itchy Sweater Day, or an Annoying Sibling Day, you can expect a better day tomorrow. M
Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: why pick on me? New York: Random House, c1993. A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.(Chapter) M,HOW,W
Sadler, Marilyn. Honey Bunny;Funnybunny. New York: Random House, 1997. Honey Bunny Funnybunny feels that something is missing when her bothersome big brother finally stops teasing her. M
Savageau, Cheryl. Muskrat will be swimming. Gardiner, Me.: Tilbury House, c2006. A Native American girl's feelings are hurt when schoolmates make fun of the children who live at the lake, but then her grampa tells her a Seneca folktale that reminds her how much she appreciates her home and her place in the world. M
Seskin, Steve. A chance to shine. Berkeley: Tricycle Press, 2005. A child's father changes the life of a homeless man by giving him a job. M
Seuss, Dr. The butter battle book. New York: Random House, c1984. Engaged in a long-running battle, the Yooks and the Zooks develop more and more sophisticated weaponry as they attempt to outdo each other. F,M,W,HOW,HOO, J, L
Seuss, Dr. The Sneetches. New York: Random House, c1989. The Star Belly Sneetches have a star on their bellies to symbolize superiority and prestige, and they reject the Plain Belly Sort. F,M,W,HOW,HOO, J, L
Shreve, Susan Richards. Joshua T. Bates takes charge. New York: Knopf, 1993. Eleven-year-old Joshua, worried about fitting in at school, feels awkward when the new student he is supposed to be helping becomes the target of the fifth grade's biggest bully. Chapter) F,J,M
Shreve, Susan Richards. Joshua T. Bates in trouble again. New York: Knopf, c1997. After finally being promoted to fourth grade in the middle of the year, Joshua is so worried about the bully who rules the fourth grade boys that he makes some unwise decisions. (Chapter) F,J,L
Simon, Seymour. Einstein Anderson shocks his friends. New York: Viking Press, c1980. Einstein Anderson uses his scientific knowledge to solve a variety of problems including getting rid of a bully and preserving a snow sculpture. (Chapter) F,HOW
Smith, Stu. The bubble gum kid. Philadelphia: Running Press, c2006. Billy Bob gets picked on by the meanest bully in town, and comes up with a plan to show that bully once and for all. F,HOW,HOO, L
Smith-Mansell, Dana. Stop bulling Bobby! Helping children cope with teasing and bullying. Far Hills, NJ: New Horizon Press, c2004. Seven-year-old Robin goes to her parents when she cannot get her classmates to stop teasing Bobby, the new boy at school, and, with the aid of the teacher and a counselor, shows the other children why bullying is wrong. Includes tips and resources for children, parents, and teachers. M,HOO
Sommer, Carl. Spike the rebel. Houston: Advance Pub., 2007. Spike enjoys being rebellious and rude, bullying and tattling on his classmates, and generally being mean, but after he falls into one of his own traps and hurts himself, his life is transformed. (Chapter) M
Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. New York: Alfred A. Knopf: c1996. Seventh grader John “Crash” Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather’s stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family. (Chapter) F,M,HOW,HOO, J, L
Spinelli, Jerry. Fourth grade rats. New York: Scholastic, c1991. Suds learns that his best friend is wrong. You don’t have to be a tough guy, a “rat” to be a grown up fourth grader. (Chapter) M,W,HOW,HOO, J, F, L
Steiner, Barbara A. Oliver Dibbs and the dinosaur cause. New York: Four Winds Press, c1986. Immersed in studying his favorite topic, dinosaurs, Oliver involves his fifth grade class in a campaign to make the stegosaurus the Colorado state fossil and runs afoul of an interfering bully. F,J,L
Stolz, Mary. The bully of Barkham Street. New York: Harper & Row, 1985, c1963. An eleven-year-old bully learns that he must change himself if he wants people to like him. (Chapter) J,L,HOW,HOO
Thaler, Mike. The bully from the Black Lagoon. New York: Scholastic Press, c2004. W,HOW, L
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Secret identity. New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, c2004. Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has a secret identity--Shredderman!(Chapter) F,M,J,HOW,L,W
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Sorry. New York: P. Fogelman Books, c2001. Two brothers who cannot apologize to each other extend their feud down through their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. M
Warner, Sally. It’s Only Temporary. New York: Viking, 2008. When Skye’s older brother comes home from a devastating accident, she moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to California to live with her grandmother, and attend middle school, where she somewhat reluctantly makes new friends, learns to stand up for herself and those she cares about, and begins to craft a new relationship with her changed brother. (Chapter) HOW
Wells, Rosemary. Timothy goes to school. New York: Dial Press, c1981. Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school. M,HOW, J,W
Wells, Rosemary. Yoko. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, c1998. When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats--until one of them tries it for himself. M,HOW,HOO, J, HOW, L
Weston, Carrie. The new bear at school. New York: Scholastic Press, 2008. When a new bear comes to school, all the other animals are afraid of him until he saves them from the Rat Pack bullies. M,HOO,W
Whitcomb, Mary E. Odd Velvet. San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, c1998. Although she dresses differently from the other girls and does things which are unusual, Velvet eventually teaches her classmates that even an outsider has something to offer. M,W,HOW,HOO, F, L
Williams, Karen Lynn. First grade king. New York: Clarion Books, c1992. Relates the experiences first-grader Joey King has at school: making friends, learning to read, and dealing with the class bully. (First Grade Literature Strand Book)(Chapter) F,M,J,W
Wild, Margaret. Beast. New York: Scholastic, c1992. A fearful boy confronts his biggest fear--the class bully. L
Willems, Mo. Today I will fly! New York: Hyperion Books for Children, c2007. While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen. F,M,HOW,HOO, J,W, L
Willner-Pardo, Gina. Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age. New York: Clarion Books, c1997. Daphne didn't mind being the tallest girl in her class until third grade, when a classmate begins teasing her about her height and she must decide whether to retaliate. J,L,W,M,HOW
Winstead, Rosie. Ruby and Bubbles. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c2006. Ruby's best friend, her pet bird Bubbles, helps her deal with two bullying girls. L
Wojciechowski, Susan. Beany and the meany. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2005. When Meany's best friend Carol Ann pairs with the new girl at school to create a science project, Beany must work with Kevin the bully. (Chapter) M,HOO, J, HOW
Bullying Bibliography updated by Maureen on August 11, 2009 to reflect new additions to Hoover collection
Bullying Bibliography updated by Carol on September 14, 2009 to reflect new additions to Howe collection.
Books about Bullies and Bullying
To supplement the Olweus Program
(Titles can be found in MTL elementary school libraries)
F= Foster, HOW= Howe, HOO= Hoover, J= Jefferson, L= Lincoln, M= Markham, W= Washington
Agassi, Martine. Hands are not for hitting. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit, c2000. Demonstrates that "hands are not for hitting" by suggesting many positive uses for them, such as saying hello, playing, creating, and helping. M
Alexander, Claire. Lucy and the bully. Morton Grove, Ill.: Whitman, 2008. When a mean classmate in preschool wrecks Lucy's artwork, she discovers that they can be friends once he stops being jealous of her. M, W, F
Alexander, Martha G. I sure am glad to see you, Blackboard Bear: story and pictures. New York: Dial Press, c1976. Little Anthony's bear is immensely helpful when he has to deal with other children who are teasing, selfish, or bullying. M,L,HOW, HOO, J
Ayres, Katherine. Macaroni boy. New York: Delacorte Press, c2003. In Pittsburgh in 1933, sixth-grader Mike Costa notices a connection between several strange occurrences, but the only way he can find out the truth about what's happening is to be nice to the class bully. Includes historical facts. (Chapter) HOW, J, W, F, L
Bateman, Teresa. The Bully Blockers Club. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Co., 2004. When Lottie is bothered by a bully at school, she helps start a club where everyone is welcome. F, M,J,W,HOO, HOW
Bates, Betty. Tough beans. New York: Holiday House, c1988. With the help of his best friend Cassie, fourth-grader Nat comes to terms with his diabetes and a bully named Jasper. F,HOW
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the blame game. New York: Random House, c1997. Members of the Bear family try to solve their problems without playing the blame game of arguing over who is responsible for every disaster. M
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the bully. New York: Random House, c1993. When she takes a beating from the class bully, Sister Bear learns a valuable lesson in self-defense--and forgiveness. J,L
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain bears and the double dare. New York: Random House, c1988. Brother Bear feels excited about joining Too-Tall Grizzly's gang until the members dare him to steal one of Farmer Ben's juicy watermelons. M
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the in-crowd. New York: Random House, c1989. A rich new cub named Queenie McBear teases Sister Bear and steals her Double-Dutch partners away before the big tournament. M, F
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the trouble with friends. New York : Random House, c1986. Lonely without friends her age to play with, Sister Bear is delighted when a new little girl cub moves into the house down the road. M, F
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears forget their manners. New York: Random House, c1985. Mama Bear comes up with a plan to correct the Bear family's rude behavior.M
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears: No girls allowed. New York: Random House, c1986. Annoyed that Sister Bear always beats them at baseball and other “boy” type activities, her brother and the other male cubs try to exclude her from their new club. F,M, J, HOW
Best, Cari. Shrinking Violet. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. Violet, who is very shy and hates for anyone to look at her in school, finally comes out of her shell when she is cast as Lady Space in a play about the solar system and saves the production from disaster. F,M,L,W,HOW,HOO, J
Bottner, Barbara. Bootsie Barker ballerina. New York, NY: Harper Trophy, 1999. Bernie and Lisa get even with Bootsie Barker, who is terrorizing their ballet class. L, J
Bottner, Barbara. Bootsie Barker bites. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1992. Bootsie Barker only wants to play games in which she bites, until one day her friend comes up with a better game. F,M,J,HOW,L,W,HOO, J
Brimner, Larry Dane. Cory Coleman, grade 2. New York: H. Holt, 1990. Seven-year-old Cory Coleman's birthday party is ruined by the class bully, who turns out not to be such a bully in the end. J
Brown, Lauren Krasny. How to be a friend: a guide to making friends and keeping them. Boston: Little, Brown, c1998. Dinosaur characters illustrate the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to rate them, and how to not be a good friend. M,HOW,HOO, J, F
Brown, Marc Tolon. Arthur's April fool. Boston: Little, Brown, c1983. Arthur worries about remembering his magic tricks for the April Fool's Day assembly and Binky's threats to pulverize him. F,M,H,J,HOW,L,W,HOO
Browne, Anthony. Willy the champ. New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, c1985. Not very good at sports or fighting, mild-mannered Willy nevertheless proves he's the champ when the local bully shows up. F,J
Bruchac, Joseph. How Chipmunk got his stripes: a tale of bragging and teasing. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c2001. When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement about whether Bear can stop the sun from
rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one. F,M,HOO, J, HOW, L
Burningham, John. Edwardo: the horriblest boy in the whole wide world. New York: Knopf, c2006. Young Edwardo accidentally changes from the most horrible boy to the nicest boy in the whole world. M,W,HOW
Cabot, Meg. The new girl / #2. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2008. Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home. (chapter) L
Cannon, Janell. Crickwing. Orlando,Florida: Harcourt Inc., 1999. A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutting ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them. F,M,HOW,HOO, J,W, L
Caple, Kathy. The biggest nose. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., c1985. Eleanor the elephant is self-conscious about her large nose after she is teased by Betty the hippopotamus, but she overcomes her sensitivity when she realizes Betty has the biggest mouth. M,HOO, HOW
Carlson, Nancy L. Loudmouth George and the sixth-grade bully. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, c2003. After having his lunch repeatedly stolen by a bully twice his size, Loudmouth George and his friend Harriet teach the bully a lesson he'll never forget. M, J
Carrick, Carol. What a wimp! New York: Clarion Books, c1983. Although his teacher, mother, and older brother are sympathetic, Barney knows he'll have to find his own way to deal with the bully, Lennie. HOO,W
Caseley, Judith. Bully. New York: Greenwillow, c2001. Mickey has trouble with Mack, a bully at school, until he decides to try being nice to Mack and making him a friend. F,J,HOW,HOO
Christopher, Matt. Snowboard maverick. Boston: Little, Brown, c1997. Having just begun to learn how to snowboard, thirteen-year-old Dennis faces a frightening challenge when he allows a bully to shame him into racing on a difficult slope. (Chapter) M,F,W,HOW, J
Clements, Andrew. Big Al. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1988. A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he longs for because of his appearance -- until the day his scary appearance saves them all from a fisherman's net. L
Clements, Andrew. Jake Drake, bully buster. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2001. Jake faces the challenge of cooperating with the school bully on a class project. (Chapter) M,J,L,W,HOW,HOO, F
Cole, Joanna. Bully trouble. New York: Random House, c1989. Arlo and Robby, finding themselves the victims of a neighborhood bully, work out a red-hot scheme for discouraging him. F,M
Cook, Julia. A bad case of tattle tongue. Chattanooga, TN: National Center for Youth Issues, c2006. Josh, a chronic tattler, is warned by his mother that he is going to develop a case of tattle tongue, but the lesson really hits home when the Tattle Prince pays him a visit and lays down some rules about tattling. M, F
Corbett, Scott. The lemonade trick. Boston: Little, Brown, [1960]. A mysterious potion mixed by Kerby with his chemistry set has a beneficial effect on the neighborhood bully but also wreaks havoc at the Sunday School pageant. (Chapter) HOW,M, L
Corbett, Scott. The mailbox trick. Boston: Little, Brown, [1961]. The letters which Kerby wrote to the neighborhood bully, the Governor of the State, and the difficult neighbor across the street were just a joke until his little cousin Gay mailed them. Sequel to The lemonade trick. (Chapter) HOW, HOO
Conford, Ellen. The revenge of the incredible Dr. Rancid and his youthful assistant, Jeffrey. Boston: Little, Brown, c1980. Short, skinny Jeffrey, who is always being picked on by the class bully, finds solace in writing a fantasy story in which he, with the help of the Incredible Dr. Rancid, emerges as hero. (Chapter) HOW
Coville, Bruce. The monster's ring. New York: Pantheon Books, c1982. A timid boy, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster. (Chapter) L,HOW,HOO
Couric, Katie. The brand new kid. New York: Doubleday, 2000. Lazlo, who has just moved to the United States from Hungary, is ostracized at school until two girls have the courage to befriend him. F,M,L,W,HOW,HOO, J
Cox, Phil Roxbee. Don’t be a bully, Billy: a cautionary tale. Tulsa, Okla.: EDC Pub., 2004. Billy is a bully who refuses to stop his bullying until he is taken for a ride in a UFO. W, J, F
Crisp, Marty. My dog, Cat. New York: Holiday House, 2000. Ten-year-old Abbie, bullied at school for being small, wants to get a big black dog, but two months of living with a little Yorkshire terrier changes his mind about a number of things. L,M
Criswell, Patti Kelley. A smart girl's guide to friendship troubles: dealing with fights, being left out & the whole popularity thing. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co. Publications, c2003. A practical guide to maintaining good friendships and identifying toxic ones that explains how to handle and recover from fights, stop oneself from partaking in bad behaviors such as backstabbing and bullying, and find the right kinds of friends. L,HOO, J, HOW, F
D'Amico, Carmela. Ella, the elegant elephant. New York: Arthur A. Levine, 2004. Ella is nervous about the first day of school in her new town, but wearing her grandmother's good luck hat makes her feel better--until the other students tease her and call her names. F,M,HOO, J,W
De Paola, Tomie. Kit and Kat. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c1994. Contains three stories featuring the Kitten Kids in which they sleep at their grandparents’ house, ride bikes, and play with a bully. W,M, J
De Paola, Tomie. Trouble in the Barkers' class. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2003. When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it. M,W,HOO, J, HOW, F, L
DePino, Catherine. Blue cheese breath and stinky feet: how to deal with bullies. Washington, DC: Magination Press, c2004. With his parents' help, Steve devises an eleven-point plan to deal with the school bully. M,HOO, HOW, W
Dodd, Lynley. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. Milwaukee, Wis.: G. Stevens, c1983. A small black dog and his canine friends are terrorized by the local tomcat. HOO
Duffey, Betsy. How to be cool in the third grade. New York: Viking, 1993. When Robbie York is marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to survive the third grade is by being cool.(Chapter) F,L,W,M
Duncan, Lois. Wonder Kid meets the evil lunch snatcher. Boston: Little, Brown, c1988. Terrorized by an evil lunch snatcher at his new school, Brian devises, with the help of a fellow comic book fan, a plan involving a new super hero called Wonder Kid. (Chapter) M,HOW
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Clara Caterpillar.[New York]: HarperCollins Publishers, c2001. By camouflaging herself, Clara Caterpillar, who becomes a cream-colored butterfly, courageously saves Catisha the crimson-colored butterfly from a hungry crow. M, HOW, F
Estes, Eleanor. The hundred dresses. San Diego: Harcourt, c1972. In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson. (Chapter) F,M,HOW, J,W, L
Finn, Carrie. Kids talk about Bullying. Minneapolis: Picture Window Books, c 2007. Includes bibliographic references and index. J
Greene, Stephanie. Owen Foote, frontiersman. New York: Clarion Books, c1999. Second grader Owen Foote is looking forward to spending time with his friend Joseph in their tree fort, until some bullies visiting his neighbor, Mrs. Gold, threaten to wreck the fort. (Chapter) M,J,HOW,L,W,HOO
Hazen, Barbara Shook. The knight who was afraid of the dark. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c1989. When the castle bully discovers bold Sir Fred is secretly terrified of the dark, he tries to stir up trouble between that brave Knight and his Lady Wendylyn. F
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. New York: Greenwillow, c1991. Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. F,M,L,W,HOW,HOO, J
Hiser, Constance. Ghosts in fourth grade. New York: Holiday House, c1991. James and his friends turn the old Hathaway house into a haunted house to scare Mean Mitchell, the class bully, on Halloween night. (Chapter) M,W
Howe, James. Horace and Morris but mostly Dolores. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1999. Three mice friends learn that the best clubs include everyone. F,M,HOW,HOO, J,W, L
Howe, James. Pinky and Rex and the bully. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1996. Pinky learns the importance of identity as he defends his favorite color, pink, and his friendship with a girl, Rex, from the neighborhood bully. F,M,HOW,W,HOO, J, L
Jackson, J.S. Bye-Bye, Bully! A Kid's Guide for Dealing with Bullies. St. Meinrad: Abbey Press, 2003. Explains what bullying is, describes the behaviors of bullies, and offers suggestions to kids on how to deal with bullies, and how to know when it is time to get help from an adult. J
Jacobson, Jennifer. Andy Shane and the very bossy Dolores Starbuckle. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2005. Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve the problem. (Chapter) M,W,HOO, J, HOW, F
Jacobson, Jennifer. Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008. Andy Shane selects Egypt as the topic of his first-ever Culture Fair project, but the very bossy Dolores Starbuckle declares that she is the Queen of Egypt and does not give him a moment's peace until he agrees to let her work with him. (Chapter) M
Jennings, Patrick. The lightning bugs. New York: Holiday House, c2003. Ike feels bad about not saying anything to neighborhood bully Dave when Dave insists on killing lightning bugs to separate their glowing parts from their bodies to make "lightning rings" for the other children's fingers. HOO
Jones, Marcia Thornton. Ghosts be gone! New York: Scholastic, c2004. Andrew brings his ghost-stopping slime to school on Career Day and prepares to hunt ghosts in the school basement.(Chapter)HOW
Joosse, Barbara M. Alien brain fryout: a Wild Willie mystery. New York: Clarion Books, c2000. When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility. (Chapter) M,L,W
Kann, Victoria. Purplicious. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, c2007. When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink. F,M, J,W , L
Kasza, Keiko. The rat and the tiger. New York, NY: PaperStar, 1997. In his friendship with Rat, Tiger takes advantage and plays the bully because of his greater size, but one day Rat stands up for his rights. M,HOO,L, HOW
Keats, Ezra Jack. Goggles. [New York]: Macmillan, [1969].Two boys must outsmart the neighborhood bullies before they can enjoy their new treasure, a pair of lenseless motorcycle goggles. F,J,M,HOW,L,W,HOO
Keller, Laurie. Do unto otters: a book about manners. New York : Holt, 2007. Mr. Rabbit worries about getting along with his new neighbors, who are otters, until he is reminded of the Golden Rule. F,M,HOW,HOO, J,W, L
Klein, Abby. Don't sit on my lunch! New York: Scholastic, c2005. When first-grader Freddy decides to try out for peewee hockey, his archenemy and school bully Max decides to also try out for the one slot left on the team.(Chapter) M
Klein, Abby. Talent show scaredy-pants. New York: Scholastic, c2005. Freddy is nervous about the first-grade talent show, especially with Max bullying and teasing him, but Freddy's dad has an idea that might make Freddy a star and get Max to back off. (Chapter) M
Kroll, Steven. Jungle bullies. Tarrytown, NY: M. Cavendish Publishers, 1995. To get what they want, the larger animals bully the smaller ones until Mama Monkey shows them all the benefits of sharing. F,W,M,HOO, HOW
Krulik, Nancy E. Anyone but me. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c2002. Third-grader Katie Carew gains insight into the thinking of the class bully when she is magically transformed into a hamster--an animal the bully fears. (Chapter) M,HOO
Krensky, Stephen. Louise takes charge. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c1998. Louise enlists the aid of everyone in her class and together they outwit Jasper the bully. (Chapter) M
Kushner, Tony. Brundibar. [New York]: Michael Di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. When Aninku and Pepicek travel to the village to earn money to buy milk for their sick mother, they are befriended by three intelligent talking animals who help them overcome their fears. J,L,W,HOO
Lester, Helen. Hooway for Wodney Wat. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1999. All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he cannot pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully. M,HOO,F,J,HOW,L,W
Levert, Mireille. Eddie Longpants. Toronto; Berkeley, CA: House of Anansi Press; c2005. Eddie Longpants, a very, very tall boy, puts up with bullying from his classmates calmly until Pete, a particularly cruel boy, makes fun of his mother--and when the teacher overhears, Pete learns a valuable lesson about the value of every person, be they large or small. M,HOO, HOW,W, F, L
Livingston, Irene. Finklehopper Frog cheers. Berkeley, Calif.: Tricycle Press, c2005. When Finklehopper Frog and Ruby Rabbit go to a picnic, their friendship helps them weather some challenges and disappointments. M
Livingston, Irene. Finklehopper Frog. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, 2003. Finklehopper Frog’s jogging style and wild jogging suit meet with criticism until he runs into Ruby Rabbit. HOW, F
Lovell, Patty. Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon. New York: G.P. Putnam's, c2001. Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself. F,M,HOW,L,W,HOO, J
Ludwig, Trudy. Just kidding. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle, c2006. With help from his father, older brother, and teacher, D.J. learns how to handle a classmate who claims that his mean-spirited “teasing” is a joke. F,M,HOW,W,HOO
Ludwig, Trudy. My secret bully. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle, c2004. A girl confides to her mother that her best friend is treating her badly, and together they figure out what to do about it. M,L,HOW,HOO, J,W, F
Ludwig, Trudy. Sorry! Berkeley, CA: Tricycle, c2006. When Jack makes friends with Charlie, a trouble-maker, he learns the difference between an insincere apology and showing that you are truly sorry. M,HOO, HOW,W
Ludwig, Trudy. Trouble talk. Berkeley, CA : Tricycle Press, c2008. Maya realizes her new friend Bailey is spreading rumors about the other students at school and begins to wonder if Bailey is really the type of friend she wants to have. M
Lupica, Mike. Hot hand. New York: Philomel Books, 2007. In the wake of his parents' separation, ten-year-old Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his quiet, younger brother Ben, a piano prodigy, is having even more trouble adjusting. (Chapter) M
Madonna. Mr. Peabody’s apples. New York: Viking Children’s Books, 2003. A boy learns a lesson about the destructive power of gossip. F,M,W,HOO
Maguire, Gregory. Three rotten eggs. New York; HarperTrophy, 2004. The students of Miss Earth's class in rural Vermont experience an eventful spring when they become involved with a bullying new student, a competitive egg hunt, and genetically altered chicks. (Chapter) J,L
Martin, Ann M. Karen's bully. New York: Scholastic, c1992. Bobby, the class bully, is moving into Karen's neighborhood and she'll have no peace until she declares war on the bully. (Chapter) F
Martin, Francesca. Clever Tortoise: a traditional African tale. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2000. Clever Tortoise leads the other jungle animals in teaching bullying Elephant and Hippopotamus a lesson by tricking them into engaging in a tug of war with each other. M
McCain, Becky R. Nobody knew what to do: a story about bullying. Morton Grove, Ill.: A. Whitman, 2001. When bullies pick on a boy at school, a classmate is afraid, but decides that he must do something. Includes note regarding bullying prevention. J,L,W,M,HOO, HOW
McCloud, Carol. Have you filled a bucket today? A guide to daily happiness for kids. Northville, MI: Ferne Press, 2006. The concept of bucket filling is an effective metaphor for encouraging kind and considerate behavior and for teaching the benefits of positive relationships. F,M,HOO, HOW
McFarland, Lyn Rossiter. Widget. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. A small stray dog is accepted into a household full of cats by learning to "fit in," but when his mistress is hurt, he demonstrates that being a dog is not all bad. M,HOW,HOO, J,W
McKay, Hilary. Indigo's star. New York: Margaret McElderry Books, c2003. Spurred on by his youngest sister, Rose, twelve-year-old Indigo sticks up for himself and an American boy who has replaced him as the primary target of the school bullies. (Chapter) F,M,J,L,HOW
McKenna, Colleen. Third grade stinks. New York: Holiday House, c2001. Gordie loves his third grade teacher, but sharing a locker with a girl instead of his best friend and trouble with a school bully may ruin his best year ever. (Chapter) M,W,HOW,HOO, J, L
McKissack, Pat. A real winner. St. Louis: Milliken, c1987. Chip wonders how to handle his problem with the bully, William. HOW,M
McMullan, Kate. Hey, Pipsqueak! New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. A troll has taken over the bridge Jack has to cross to deliver his present to the party. Armed only with the toys in the back of his truck, he decides to put up a fight. W
Meddaugh, Susan. Martha walks the dog. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Martha the talking dog rescues the neighborhood from a bully dog with the help of a parrot. F,M,J,HOW,L,W,HOO
Meserve, Adria. No room for Napoleon. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2006. When he arrives on an island paradise, Napoleon the dog orders its friendly inhabitants to help him construct a big house that gradually takes over all of the available space. M
Mills, Lauren A. The rag coat. Boston: Little, Brown, c1991. Minna proudly wears her new coat made of clothing scraps to school, where the other children laugh at her until she tells them the stories behind the scraps. F,M,HOO, J, HOW,W, L
Mooser, Stephen. Monsters in the outfield. Milwaukee: G. Stevens Children's Books, 1990. Big-mouthed Henry bets that the Creepy Creature Club can beat the dreaded Sharks in baseball.(Chapter) J
Moss, Marissa. Amelia takes command. Berkeley, Calif.: Tricycle Press, c1998. After successfully commanding the Discovery shuttle mission at Space Camp, Amelia returns to fifth grade where she deals with the bully who has been making her life miserable. (Chapter) W,HOW, J, L
Moss, Marissa. Amelia's bully survival guide. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006. Amelia starts fifth grade and is met with new experiences, some good—Space Camp--and some bad--getting bullied, by a very mean girl named Hilary. (Chapter) F,L,HOW,HOO, J,W
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Munson, Derek. Enemy pie. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, c2000. Hoping that the enemy pie which his father makes will help him get rid of his enemy, a little boy finds that instead it helps make a new friend. F,M,HOW,HOO,W
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. King of the playground. New York: Atheneum, 1991. Kevin wants to go to the playground, but he can't when Sammy the bully is there. After asking his father for advice, Kevin gets up his courage and goes to face Sammy. F,M,HOW,L,HOO,W
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Roxie and the hooligans. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006. Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers. M, L
Nickle, John. The ant bully. New York: Scholastic Press, 1999. Lucas learns a lesson about bullying when he is pulled into the ant hole he has been tormenting. F,W,M, J, HOW,
Nolen, Jerdine. Plantzilla goes to camp. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2006. Through a series of letters a boy, his parents, and others discuss Camp Wannaleavee, the camp bully, and Plantzilla, who has been forbidden to come but misses his caretaker and arrives in time to become the camp hero. F,M,HOW,W,HOO, J, L
O'Neill, Alexis. The Recess Queen. New York: Scholastic Press, 2002. Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean's status as the Recess Queen. F,HOO,J,L,W,M,HOW
O'Neill, Alexis. The worst best friend. New York: Scholastic Press, 2008. When a new boy named Victor arrives at school, Conrad temporarily forgets about his best friend Mike, but when Victor's desire to win makes him not want Conrad on his team, Mike and Conrad discover that they are still best friends after all. F,M,HOO, J, HOW,W
Paterson, Katherine. The field of the dogs. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. Josh, who has just moved to Vermont with his mother, stepfather, and new baby brother, must deal with the bullying of a neighbor boy and discovers that his dog, whom he hears talking with other dogs, is also facing a bully of his own.(Chapter) W
Payne, Lauren Murphy. We can get along: a child's book of choices. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub., c1997. In simple text, describes how it feels when people get along well together and when they do not, and explains that one has control over how one reacts in both kinds of situations. M
Peet, Bill. Big bad Bruce. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch. M,HOO,W,HOW, J
Peters, Stephanie True. Lacrosse face-off. New York: Little, Brown, 2006. Eleven-year-old Garry, embarrassed when his unathletic brother joins his lacrosse team, faces a bigger problem when the team bully turns on both of them. (Chapter) HOW,M
Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Sara Kate saves the world. New York: H. Holt, 1995. Sara Kate is disappointed that her super powers aren't more heroic, until she uses her x-ray vision to make the school bully leave her alone. (Chapter) F
Polacco, Patricia. Mr. Lincoln's way. New York: Philomel Books, c2001. When Mr. Lincoln, "the coolest principal in the whole world," discovers that Eugene, the school bully, knows a lot about birds, he uses this interest to help Eugene overcome his intolerance. F,HOW,L,M,W,HOO
Polacco, Patricia. Thank you, Mr. Falker. New York: Philomel Books, c1998. At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem. M,L,HOW,F,HOO,J,W
Prelutsky, Jack. Brave little Pete of Geranium Street. New York: Greenwillow Books, c1986. When he finally gets the cake he believes will make him strong, Pete becomes brave enough to face two bullies. HOW
Quattlebaum, Mary. Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop. New York: Delacorte Press, c2004. His plot in a community garden brings 10-year-old Jackson Jones more zucchini than he cares to see and the unwanted attention of a bully, but when a company plans to destroy the garden, Jackson turns his attention to trying to save it. J
Roberts, Willo Davis. The magic book. New York: Atheneum, 1986. When Alex and his friends try the spells in an old book, things don't happen quite as they'd thought, but they decide to try the bully spell on the school bully anyway. (Chapter) J,W
Robinson, Nancy K. Wendy and the bullies. New York: Hastings House, c1980. Wendy's troubles with bullies in and out of school reach the point where she is afraid to go to school. W
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Roos, Stephen. The Pet Lovers Club in love me, love my werewolf. New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. Bernie befriends a small stray dog who proves to be invaluable around the house and is a hit at the Pet Lovers Club Halloween party. (Chapter) J
Rosenberg, Liz. Monster mama. New York: Philomel Books, c1993. Patrick Edward's fierce monster mother helps him deal with some obnoxious bullies. F,J,L,W
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. It's not fair. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, c2008. Assorted children, animals, creatures, and objects all wonder why life is not always fair. M
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. The OK book. New York: HarperCollins, c2007. A character enumerates a great many things that it enjoys doing, although not great at any of them, knowing that someday it will excel at something. M, F
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Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: why pick on me? New York: Random House, c1993. A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.(Chapter) M,HOW,W
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Savageau, Cheryl. Muskrat will be swimming. Gardiner, Me.: Tilbury House, c2006. A Native American girl's feelings are hurt when schoolmates make fun of the children who live at the lake, but then her grampa tells her a Seneca folktale that reminds her how much she appreciates her home and her place in the world. M
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Seuss, Dr. The butter battle book. New York: Random House, c1984. Engaged in a long-running battle, the Yooks and the Zooks develop more and more sophisticated weaponry as they attempt to outdo each other. F,M,W,HOW,HOO, J, L
Seuss, Dr. The Sneetches. New York: Random House, c1989. The Star Belly Sneetches have a star on their bellies to symbolize superiority and prestige, and they reject the Plain Belly Sort. F,M,W,HOW,HOO, J, L
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Smith, Stu. The bubble gum kid. Philadelphia: Running Press, c2006. Billy Bob gets picked on by the meanest bully in town, and comes up with a plan to show that bully once and for all. F,HOW,HOO, L
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Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. New York: Alfred A. Knopf: c1996. Seventh grader John “Crash” Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather’s stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family. (Chapter) F,M,HOW,HOO, J, L
Spinelli, Jerry. Fourth grade rats. New York: Scholastic, c1991. Suds learns that his best friend is wrong. You don’t have to be a tough guy, a “rat” to be a grown up fourth grader. (Chapter) M,W,HOW,HOO, J, F, L
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Stolz, Mary. The bully of Barkham Street. New York: Harper & Row, 1985, c1963. An eleven-year-old bully learns that he must change himself if he wants people to like him. (Chapter) J,L,HOW,HOO
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Warner, Sally. It’s Only Temporary. New York: Viking, 2008. When Skye’s older brother comes home from a devastating accident, she moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to California to live with her grandmother, and attend middle school, where she somewhat reluctantly makes new friends, learns to stand up for herself and those she cares about, and begins to craft a new relationship with her changed brother. (Chapter) HOW
Wells, Rosemary. Timothy goes to school. New York: Dial Press, c1981. Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school. M,HOW, J,W
Wells, Rosemary. Yoko. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, c1998. When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats--until one of them tries it for himself. M,HOW,HOO, J, HOW, L
Weston, Carrie. The new bear at school. New York: Scholastic Press, 2008. When a new bear comes to school, all the other animals are afraid of him until he saves them from the Rat Pack bullies. M,HOO,W
Whitcomb, Mary E. Odd Velvet. San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, c1998. Although she dresses differently from the other girls and does things which are unusual, Velvet eventually teaches her classmates that even an outsider has something to offer. M,W,HOW,HOO, F, L
Williams, Karen Lynn. First grade king. New York: Clarion Books, c1992. Relates the experiences first-grader Joey King has at school: making friends, learning to read, and dealing with the class bully. (First Grade Literature Strand Book)(Chapter) F,M,J,W
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Willems, Mo. Today I will fly! New York: Hyperion Books for Children, c2007. While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen. F,M,HOW,HOO, J,W, L
Willner-Pardo, Gina. Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age. New York: Clarion Books, c1997. Daphne didn't mind being the tallest girl in her class until third grade, when a classmate begins teasing her about her height and she must decide whether to retaliate. J,L,W,M,HOW
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Wojciechowski, Susan. Beany and the meany. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2005. When Meany's best friend Carol Ann pairs with the new girl at school to create a science project, Beany must work with Kevin the bully. (Chapter) M,HOO, J, HOW